Poultry-roost.



I. T. MERCHANT.

POULTRY BOOST.

urucnxon FILED mm: 2, 1909.

961,874. Patented Jqn'e 21, 1910.

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ISAAC T. MERCHANT, OF ADAMS, NEBRASKA.

POULTRY-BOOST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 2, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC T. MERCHANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Adams, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, haveinvented a new and useful Poultry-Roost, of which the following 1s aspecification.

The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision in amerchantable form, of a device of the class above-mentioned, which shallbe inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation, and devoid ofcompllcated parts; specifically, the provision of a perch of novel andimproved construction; of an absorbent element adapted to be assembledwith the perch; and means for supplying an insecticide to the absorbentelement; other and further objects being made manifest hereinafter asthe description of the invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for certain distinctive and peculiarfeatures of the device, it being understood, that, within the scope ofwhat hereinafter thus is claimed, divers changes in the form,proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be made,without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the in- Vention.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding partsthroughout the several figures of the drawmgs.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows my invention in perspective;Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of one end of the perch; Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section of the reservoir; and Fig. 4 is a detailperspective of the op osite end of the perch from that shown in *ig. 2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide primarily, supports 1 which areunited by perches 2, the perches 2 at their extremities, carryingpintles 3 adapted to be inserted into apertures in the upper faces ofthe supports 1, whereby the perches and the supports may be assembledwith each other. The supports 1 are provided, adjacent their ends, withscrew eyes 4, or like elements, adapted to receive the lower extremitiesof wires 5, the upper extremities of which are assembled with anysuitable overhead supports (not shown).

The perches 2 are longitudinally cleft to form separable sections, theupper section being denoted by the numeral 6, and the lower section bythe numeral 7. The lower section 7 is provided, in its upper face, witha channel 8, which extends from one end of the section to the other.This channel 8 is adapted to receive an absorbent element 14, which maybe a cotton rope or any other element adapted to the end sought. The endfaces of the lower sections 7 are grooved as denoted by the numeral 9,to receive those portions of the absorbent element 14 which extendbeyond the ends of the perch. A staple 13 may be inserted into one endof the lower section 7, to straddle the groove 9 therein, whereby theend of the absorbent element 14 may be held in place. The opposite endof the absorbent element 14 projects beyond the end of the perch and isarranged to dip into a reservoir 11 which may be located in any manner.In the present instance, I have equipped the reservoir 11 with athreaded cap 12 which is rigidly assembled with one of the supports 1,intermediate its ends. This cap 12 is provided with apertures throughwhich the extremities 20 of the absorbent elements may pass, and thereservoir proper may be assembled with the device by rotating it toengage the threaded portion of the top 12. If desired, the ends of theperches 2 may be covered by caps 10 which are pivotally mounted upon theextremities of the upper section 6. The upper section 6 may be connectedwith the lower section 7 by means of nails, screws, or in any othersuitable manner. The upper surface of the lower section 7 is providedwith a plurality of ducts 15 which lead from the channel 8 in which theabsorbent element 14 is mounted, to the outer face of the perch.

In practical operation, the reservoir 11 may be filled with any suitableliquid insecticide, and this insecticide, being absorbed by the elements14, will be carried by capillary attraction, upward to the interior ofthe perches 2. These perches 2 are preferably fashioned from wood, andthe insecticide will slowly soak from the absorbent element 14, into thebody of the perches. The ducts 15 which extend from the channel 8 inwhich the absorbent element 14 is mounted, to the outer surface of theperch, will permit such portions of the insecticide as may drip from theabsorbent element 14, to find their way outward, keeping the exterior ofthe perches constantly coated with the insecticide.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Let-- ters Patent is:

1. A perch comprising superposed sections, the lower of which isprovided with a longitudinally extended opening in its upper andretained in the extended portions thereof, within the contour of theperch.

3. A perch comprising superposed sections, the lower of which isprovided with a longitudinal opening in its upper face, extended acrossthe ends of the perch, there being laterally extended ductscommunicating with the opening and intersecting the upper and side facesof said section; an absorbent element located in the opening andprolonged into the extended portions thereof; and movable closures forthe extended portions of the opening, arranged to retain the absorbentelement within the contour of the perch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC T. MERCHANT.

Witnesses:

D. F. BRYsoN, C. E. GARRISON.

